Word: covered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shooting erupted as Swapp walked from the fortified cabin to a nearby goat pen, approaching a spot where police and FBI agents were hiding. As planned, Lieut. House set loose an attack dog in an effort to capture him. But the dog hesitated, and when House stepped from cover to encourage the animal, he became an easy target. Singer, whose husband John was killed by police in a similar siege nine years ago, believed that further violence would lead to John's resurrection...
...competitors agree. Suddenly hypermarkets, which can cover five football fields, are springing up across the U.S. in places as diverse as New Orleans and Kalispell, Mont. The oversize stores provide the ultimate in one- stop shopping: customers can get a haircut, buy a refrigerator and stock up on paper towels in one trip. Most "malls without walls," as Walton calls them, draw crowds with an old-fashioned lure: everyday discounts. Prices are reduced as much as 40% below the full retail level. Hypermarkets make money even at such thin profit margins because they sell such an enormous volume of goods...
...COVER: Who ambushed whom when the anchorman took on the Vice President...
...Beastie Boys haven't enrolled at Harvard, as was recently rumored in the National Enquirer. The rappers on the 12-inch single's cover are Jonathan M. "Sultan M.C." Shecter '90 and Bennington College sophomore Kevin "Kevi-Kev" Krakower...
...Cover: Photograph by Joe McNally -- Wheeler Pictures